Zara's Ka (Yu-Gi-Oh) 200th Post

Zara turned to see Seht and Atem both looking at her with curious eyes. The young sorceress flushed at the two of them finding her alone in the gardens. She had forgotten that neither the Priest or Prince had lessons, when she was in in Magic study.

“Sneaking out of lessons, Zara?” Seht asked with a teasing grin on his face.

“No, Mahod is helping Mana. He suggested I find a spell to try on my own,” she told the duo as she looked from one to the other. Her golden eyes sincere as she met Atem’s warm purple eyes.

“Why are you out here, Zara?” Atem wondered as he studied his petite friend.

A sigh escaped the young sorceress’s lips at the questions her friends were asking of her. “The spell requires on to be in a place they hold dear to their heart,” she replied with a slightly clipped tone, in attempt to not snap at the next King of Egypt.

Atem’s eyes widened as he realized the spell Zara would be attempting. He moved forward to snatch the scroll where it lay on the brick. The Prince opened the papyrus, Seht looked over his shoulder. The pair read the spell quickly.

Atem’s violet eyes looked at Zara with a sad smile. He knew of her fears for using this spell.

Seht’s eyes were wide with shock and surprise as he met Zara’s gaze. “How have you never performed the Spell of Ka? You should have used this spell by now, Zara,” he asked as he sent a confused frown to his friend.

“I’ve never felt ready to try. Master Shimon and Mahod believed I was ready for this spell, long before Mahod was. But I couldn’t bare the thought of being a stronger magician than Mahod. Despite his reassurances that it wouldn’t be a bother to him. I just could never believe that I was the more powerful between the two of us," she shamefully admitted. Tears in her eyes as she looked down at her feet to avoid her friends' gaze.

Zara's cheeks a rosy color, before she looked at the fountain. Not watching anything, mind lost in the past of when her magical abilities first manifested. She had been five, but by the age of six her magic had grown uncontrollable, there was nothing her parents could do to help. They sent her to join Isis at the Palace, in hopes that one of the court Magicians would help the little girl.

At one point Zara had managed to lose her sister, she wondered the halls until she came upon the garden. The fountain full of fish fascinated her, yet they looked lonely. She had silently wished for something of beauty to appear for the fish to enjoy.

Only moments later, the lotus flowers appeared in full bloom on their own.

At the time, Zara had been spotted by the Prince of Egypt. He had been with Mahod and Mana. Atem with his own eyes had seen the flowers grown in pool. Awestruck the boy had gone to find his friends to see the feat the little girl had done.

It had been the start of a beautiful friendship between Atem and Zara. One that many in court envied. There were rumors easily spread that the Pharaoh intended for his son to marry the young sorceress. But there was indication of such an action happening as of yet.

A sad sigh came from Zara's right, a finger slipped under her chin and raised her face. She warily met Seht's intense blue gaze.

"Zara, it does not matter to any of us. Just as long as you are willing to try," Seht said, as he gazed into the golden eyes that sometimes reflected an olive green like lotus leaves.

"Seht is right, Zara. I am excited to see what your Ka is. We know of your sister's, Mahod's, Seht's, and even my own. But yours is the one all of the court has been most excited to see."

Zara looked from the Prince to the Priest to the spell in Atem's hand. "Try Zarnak," he said, an order in his eyes as he held out the scroll for his Court Magician.

With a deep breath, the dark haired teen grasped the spell in her hands. She read over the spell once more. After she sufficiently memorized the spell, she hand the papyrus back to Atem.

A few steps away, her back against them. She inhaled and closed her eyes. The spell's words fell from her lips as she spoke the incantation, her hands moving in tandem. A strong breeze blew her hair over her shoulders.

With her eyes closed, Zara heard a soft sound. It reminded her of Kuriboh, Atem's Ka, but not quite the same. Nervously she opened her eyes and gasped.

"Zara," Atem gaped in awe.

In the pond, in front of the Magician, Priest, and Prince, her Ka appeared. The creature was long and serpentine with a coloring that reminded the sorceress of beautiful sunset. Shades of lilac, peach, gold, lavender, pink, and even a few hints of soft red and coral made up the dragons scales. Instinctively, she knew her Ka was a dragon. Whenever she moved her tail, the scales shifted to reveal more colors.

Zara looked up at met the gaze of the bright Nile blue colored eyes of her dragon. She smiled as she realized that she had done it. Tears fell, as she silently sobbed in relief.

-fin

A/N: Happy 200th post, Zara's dragon resembles Dragonair from Pokemon. But she's a sunset/sunrise colored. See you on Friday.